Novel Dipole Trapped Spheromak Configuration
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2007
Published In
Journal Of Fusion Energy
Abstract
We report the observation and characterization of a spheromak formed in the Swarthmore Spheromak Experiment (SSX) and trapped in a simple dipole magnetic field. The spheromak is studied in the prolate (tilt unstable) 0.4 m diameter, L = 0.6 m length copper flux conserver in SSX. This configuration is stable to the tilt, despite the prolate flux conserver. The spheromak is characterized by a suite of magnetic probe arrays for magnetic structure B(r,t), ion Doppler spectroscopy for T i and flow, interferometry for n e , and soft X-ray analysis for T e . Three dimensional MHD simulations of this configuration verify its gross stability.
Keywords
Magnetic confinement, spheromak, dipole
Recommended Citation
Michael R. Brown et al.
(2007).
"Novel Dipole Trapped Spheromak Configuration".
Journal Of Fusion Energy.
Volume 26,
Issue 1.
31-35.
DOI: 10.1007/s10894-006-9071-0
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-physics/273